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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Karokaro (ranked 3131 p4p, 2324 weight class) and Jack Tequila (ranked 383 p4p, 286 weight class). Jack Tequila acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Karokaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Tequila!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tequila lands a really nice looking cross but Karokaro seems unphased.
Tequila lands with an uppercut that bounces Karokaro off the cage and back into range.
Karokaro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tequila throws a right hand that Karokaro ducks under and follows up with a left that Karokaro also avoids with ease.
Karokaro is looking to counter punch.
Tequila misses with a hook. Karokaro ducked under it nicely.
Karokaro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Tequila counter with a right hand.
Tequila scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tequila misses with a two punch combination.
Tequila connects with a nice looking jab.
Tequila tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karokaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tequila just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Karokaro tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tequila throws out a powerful jab.
Tequila has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tequila jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karokaro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tequila has time to react.
Karokaro shoots in for a takedown but Tequila shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tequila throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karokaro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tequila tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karokaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Tequila.
Tequila connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karokaro. Karokaro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Karokaro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Karokaro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tequila counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karokaro pushes Tequila up against the cage in a clinch.
Tequila throws a head punch that misses.
Karokaro blocks a body shot from Tequila.
Tequila has a couple of punches blocked by Karokaro.
Karokaro has a couple of punches blocked by Tequila.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro misses with a knee to the head.
Tequila lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Tequila on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tequila tries to work over Karokaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Tequila fails to land.
Tequila has a couple of punches blocked by Karokaro.
Karokaro blocks a body shot from Tequila.
Karokaro blocking some punches.
Karokaro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tequila avoids it.
Tequila swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tequila struggles to land a body shot inside as Karokaro controls his hands.
Tequila softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karokaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Tequila.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro prevents a body shot from Tequila.
Tequila misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tequila prevents Karokaro from breaking the clinch.
Tequila blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tequila scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've been informed that Tequila has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tequila misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tequila lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tequila blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Karokaro gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Karokaro is trying for a kimura here. Tequila looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Karokaro wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roberto Karokaro!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Ivkov (ranked 3245 p4p, 2360 weight class) and Jetmir Erminus (ranked 324 p4p, 253 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandar Ivkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jetmir Erminus!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erminus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ivkov throwing a counter right hand but Erminus manages to avoid it.
Ivkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Erminus.
Erminus tries for a takedown but Ivkov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Erminus drives through with a takedown into Ivkov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Erminus slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ivkov working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erminus throws a big elbow that misses.
Erminus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ivkov wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivkov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Erminus.
Ivkov has Erminus pulled in close to control his posture.
Ivkov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Erminus is working Ivkov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ivkov is trying to control the position but Erminus postures up.
Erminus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Erminus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ivkov's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Erminus lands a couple of digs.
Ivkov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Erminus connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivkov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Erminus landing with the ground and pound.
Erminus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Erminus stays in close to Ivkov's body and controls the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ivkov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erminus shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ivkov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Erminus happy to just control the position for now.
Ivkov is trying to control Erminus's posture but Erminus avoids it.
Erminus creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ivkov sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ivkov is trying to escape the position but Erminus is controlling the position.
Ivkov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ivkov tries to get out of the position.
Erminus has hold of Ivkov's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Ivkov tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Erminus cranks the arm and Ivkov screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Ivkov, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jetmir Erminus!
Jetmir Erminus decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liko Dares (ranked 1389 p4p, 2232 weight class) and Aiko Inhanamoto (ranked 185 p4p, 275 weight class). Dares kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I Saw the Sign. Inhanamoto comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Veruca Salt - "Stoneface" kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Aiko Inhanamoto has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liko Dares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Aiko Inhanamoto!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inhanamoto misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Inhanamoto misses the target.
Dares has managed to clinch.
Inhanamoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dares misses with a knee strike.
Inhanamoto managing to block the knees to the body from Dares.
Dares tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dares connects with a knee to the head.
Dares scores with a knee to the head.
Dares tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dares trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dares is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inhanamoto is defending well for now.
Inhanamoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dares throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dares lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dares tries to land a knee to the head but Inhanamoto blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dares throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Inhanamoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Inhanamoto is trying to break the clinch but Dares is controlling him.
Inhanamoto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Inhanamoto is trying to force a seperation but Dares has the dominant position.
Dares is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inhanamoto is defending well for now.
Dares is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dares is trying to maintain a safe position but Inhanamoto gets an underhook and turns Dares into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Inhanamoto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dares is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inhanamoto is defending well for now.
Dares trying to land knees to the body.
Dares landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dares tries to land knees in the clinch but Inhanamoto avoids the damage to the body.
Dares looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dares leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dares lands a good knee to the midsection. Inhanamoto won't want to take too many of those.
Inhanamoto wants to break free but Dares has control.
Dares is struggling to control the position.
Inhanamoto wants to get back to striking at distance but Dares won't allow it.
Dares tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inhanamoto avoids it.
Inhanamoto wants to get back to striking at distance but Dares won't allow it.
Dares tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inhanamoto avoids it.
Dares using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Inhanamoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dares misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Inhanamoto scores with a hook to the body. Dares takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Inhanamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Inhanamoto avoids the head kick by Dares.
Dares slips a straight right by Inhanamoto.
Dares scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Inhanamoto.
A punch combination from Inhanamoto misses.
A solid body kick from Dares.
Dares lands with a slapping head kick.
Dares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dares lands a nice looking body kick.
Dares lands with a slapping head kick.
Dares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Inhanamoto throws out the jab.
Dares tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Inhanamoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dares lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dares throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dares lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dares defending well as Inhanamoto loads up on a big left hand.
Inhanamoto misses with a wild combination.
Inhanamoto misses with a straight right.
Dares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Inhanamoto.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dares.
Dares throws a head kick but Inhanamoto moves out of range.
Dares lands a head kick!
Inhanamoto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dares.
Dares fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dares explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dares instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liko Dares dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Inhanamoto tries to keep at a distance but Dares has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dares using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Inhanamoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Inhanamoto wants to break free but Dares has control.
Dares with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Liko Dares has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Inhanamoto tries to break the clinch but Dares is controlling the position.
Dares is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inhanamoto is defending well for now.
Inhanamoto has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dares seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Inhanamoto can turn it around.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dares obliges.
Dares lands a knee to the body.
Dares connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dares obliges.
Dares with a knee to the head.
Inhanamoto avoiding damage as Dares throws knees to the body.
Inhanamoto is breathing heavily.
Inhanamoto avoiding damage as Dares throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dares tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dares misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Inhanamoto.
Dares misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Inhanamoto.
Dares tries to land knees in the clinch but Inhanamoto avoids the damage to the body.
Dares trying to land knees to the body.
Inhanamoto managing to block the knees to the body from Dares.
Dares missing with knees to the body.
Dares is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dares taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dares missing with knees to the body.
Dares tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Inhanamoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dares has him pressed against the cage.
Inhanamoto managing to block the knees to the body from Dares.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto avoiding damage as Dares throws knees to the body.
Inhanamoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Inhanamoto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Inhanamoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Inhanamoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Inhanamoto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dares keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Inhanamoto's efforts to push away.
Dares crunches a lovely knee into Inhanamoto's ribcage.
Inhanamoto avoiding damage as Dares throws knees to the body.
Inhanamoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dares misses with a knee to the head.
Dares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Inhanamoto can do to turn this around?
Dares with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dares is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inhanamoto is defending well for now.
Dares is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inhanamoto is defending well for now.
Inhanamoto tries to break the clinch but Dares is controlling the position.
Inhanamoto is trying to break the clinch but Dares is controlling him.
Dares is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dares keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Inhanamoto's efforts to push away.
Inhanamoto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Inhanamoto is trying to break the clinch but Dares has him pressed against the cage.
Dares throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Inhanamoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Dares missing with knees to the body.
Dares trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Inhanamoto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dares with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dares has Inhanamoto pressed against the cage, preventing Inhanamoto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dares throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dares with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dares with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A bit of stalling here from Dares.
Dares using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Inhanamoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dares is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inhanamoto is defending well for now.
Dares is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inhanamoto is defending well for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Inhanamoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dares misses with a knee strike.
Dares tries to land knees in the clinch but Inhanamoto avoids the damage to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liko Dares dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Inhanamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dares lands a nice looking body kick.
Inhanamoto misses with a hook. Dares ducked under it nicely.
Dares lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Inhanamoto cracks Dares with a good jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dares!
Inhanamoto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dares.
Dares looks to land a body kick but Inhanamoto moved away.
Inhanamoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Inhanamoto misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dares takes a shot to the body in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Dares.
Dares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Inhanamoto.
Dares has closed the distance and engaged Inhanamoto in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Inhanamoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Dares has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dares looking to throw knees to the head but Inhanamoto is blocking nicely.
Dares slows down the pace here.
Dares tries to land a knee to the head but Inhanamoto blocks with his arms.
Inhanamoto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dares utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Inhanamoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Inhanamoto wants to break free but Dares has control.
Dares has Inhanamoto pressed against the cage, preventing Inhanamoto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dares is trying to pull guard but Inhanamoto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dares landing knees to the head.
Dares lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dares stalls.
Dares will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Inhanamoto up against the cage.
Dares is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Aiko Inhanamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liko Dares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A frustrated look appears on Inhanamoto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Inhanamoto tries to circle away but Dares has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto working hard to break the clinch.
Inhanamoto wants to break free but Dares has control.
Inhanamoto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dares lands a knee to the body.
Inhanamoto wants to get back to striking at distance but Dares won't allow it.
Dares stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Inhanamoto breaks from the clinch.
Dares lands a head kick. Inhanamoto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Liko Dares is winning the standup battle so far.
Dares scoring well with a low kick there.
Inhanamoto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dares lands a head kick!
Inhanamoto looks to land a combination but Dares avoids it well.
Dares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dares tries to clinch but Inhanamoto is having none of it.
A nice side step and Inhanamoto releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Inhanamoto looks to throw the jab but Dares is out of range.
Dares is looking to counter the offense by Inhanamoto and move into the clinch.
Inhanamoto looks to land a right hand but Dares moved out of range.
Inhanamoto lands a nice hook to Dares's body. Dares takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liko Dares showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dares, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liko Dares!
Liko Dares bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Smith (ranked 3455 p4p, 2441 weight class) and Sergio Sergius (ranked 378 p4p, 289 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sergio Sergius enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Edward Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergio Sergius!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sergius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Sergius fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Sergius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Sergius gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Sergius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 It looks like Edward Smith has been cut.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Sergius keeps him there for the moment.
Sergius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls for Sergius to work.
Sergius works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sergius avoiding damage.
Sergius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergius keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sergius has him pressed against the cage.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Sergius is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sergius keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Sergius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sergius.
Edward Smith's cut is getting worse.
Nice elbow from Sergius.
Sergius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sergius keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Sergius lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Sergius won't allow it.
Sergius lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Sergius lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Edward Smith's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sergius breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
 It looks like Sergio Sergius has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sergius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sergius gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Sergius.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Sergius is controlling him.
Sergius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Sergius lands a damaging elbow.
Sergius effectively controlling the action here.
Sergius is struggling to control the position.
Still in the clinch, Sergius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sergius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jeez, Edward Smith's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Sergius keeps him there for the moment.
Sergius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Sergius is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Smith is trying to break free.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sergius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Sergius.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Sergius lands with a short shot to the head.
Sergius pressing his opponent against the cage.
Smith is trying to push Sergius away but Sergius has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right hand to the body from Sergius.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Sergius has the dominant position.
Sergius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sergius lands with a light punch inside.
Sergius lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Edward Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sergio Sergius!
Sergio Sergius spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Corey Hall (ranked 2366 p4p, 1564 weight class) and Xon HiChi (ranked 277 p4p, 204 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Corey Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Xon HiChi!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HiChi lands a big uppercut and Hall crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hall looks OK. HiChi waves Hall back to his feet!
Hall shoots and misses
and HiChi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hall.
HiChi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
HiChi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
 Hall is rocked!
HiChi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hall misses with a takedown attempt
and HiChi scores with a counter punch that sends Hall to the canvas! HiChi smells blood - he's punishing Hall with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Hall has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xon HiChi!
A relieved looking Xon HiChi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barkeep Quark (ranked 760 p4p, 1795 weight class) and Adam Alkoun (ranked 98 p4p, 232 weight class). Quark comes to the cage accompanied by Megadeth - Train of Consequences. Adam Alkoun is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barkeep Quark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Alkoun!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alkoun gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alkoun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quark misses with a punch to the body.
Alkoun works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Quark tries to work over Alkoun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quark gets control of Alkoun's arms and successfully pulls guard. Quark will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Alkoun avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alkoun trying to control but Quark is working from the bottom.
Alkoun is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Alkoun is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Quark has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Alkoun is looking to defend but Quark has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Alkoun! Quark pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Alkoun taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Barkeep Quark!
Barkeep Quark bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sensai Kuragi (ranked 814 p4p, 1008 weight class) and Banito Gianni (ranked 134 p4p, 157 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sensai Kuragi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Banito Gianni!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuragi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A low kick from Gianni misses
and Kuragi counters with a single leg into guard. Gianni didn't expect that.
Gianni really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kuragi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gianni has his hands on Kuragi's head, controlling the position.
Kuragi won't allow Gianni to get back to his feet.
Gianni is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kuragi dives into side control.
Kuragi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kuragi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gianni has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kuragi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gianni can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gianni is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kuragi is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gianni sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gianni is defending against the submission attempts here by Kuragi.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuragi prevents Gianni from improving his position.
Kuragi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gianni felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kuragi is looking for a kimura but Gianni is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kuragi to get the leverage.
Kuragi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gianni defends it well.
Kuragi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gianni defends it well.
Gianni wants to improve his position but Kuragi is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuragi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gianni is just riding it out for now. Kuragi eventually gives up the hold.
Kuragi is looking to advance position but Gianni won't allow it.
Kuragi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kuragi is looking for a kimura but Gianni is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kuragi to get the leverage.
Kuragi is trying to work for a kimura but Gianni is defending well.
Gianni is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gianni pushes Kuragi off looking to stand but Kuragi dives back in and keeps control.
Gianni gets full guard.
Kuragi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gianni is adopting a defensive guard.
Gianni is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gianni is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kuragi tries to roll over but Gianni keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gianni trying to control the pace.
Gianni is thwarting Kuragi's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Well, if Gianni is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gianni wants to stand up but Kuragi manages to regain full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sensai Kuragi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gianni lands with a nice combination. Kuragi backs away looking to recover.
Kuragi tries to clinch up but Gianni circles away and keeps his distance.
Gianni tests Kuragi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gianni jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kuragi staying out of range there.
Kuragi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kuragi gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Gianni gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Kuragi is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Banito Gianni!
After winning the bout, Banito Gianni thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zahn Dingo (ranked 372 p4p, 391 weight class) and Richard Feynman (ranked 58 p4p, 60 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Richard Feynman enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zahn Dingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Feynman!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dingo throws a nice looking combination but Feynman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Feynman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Zahn Dingo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Feynman slips a jab and a cross from Dingo.
Feynman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dingo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dingo jabs at Feynman's body.
Dingo misses with a straight left.
Dingo missing with a left hand there. Feynman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Feynman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Feynman digs a good body shot into Dingo's ribs.
Dingo misses with a right hand
and Feynman counters by clinching up.
Dingo takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Zahn Dingo has been cut.
Feynman lands a nice elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Feynman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Feynman.
Zahn Dingo's cut is getting worse.
Feynman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dingo gets through Feynman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dingo throws a punch but it's blocked by Feynman.
Feynman lands an elbow just above Dingo 's eye.
Feynman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Feynman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dingo blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingo misses with a punch on the inside.
Dingo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Feynman blocking some punches.
Dingo tries to break the clinch but Feynman is controlling the position.
Feynman lands a right hand.
Zahn Dingo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dingo blocks an uppercut.
Feynman lands an elbow inside that Dingo shrugs off.
Dingo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Dingo.
Feynman lands a damaging elbow.
Jeez, Zahn Dingo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Dingo blocks an uppercut.
Feynman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Feynman.
Feynman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Feynman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dingo backwards.
Feynman lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zahn Dingo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Richard Feynman!
An out of breath Richard Feynman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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